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Highland

Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ.lənd/

The English word “Highland” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or related to Highland or the Highlands.

proper noun

  1. A council area in north-west Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
  2. A former region of Scotland, created in 1975 from the counties of Inverness-shire, Nairnshire, Ross and Cromarty, Caithness, Sutherland and parts of Argyll and Moray, abolished in 1996.
  3. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Highland Township.

Etymology

Proprialization of highland.

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